Small Oil Spill Reported on San Pablo Bay Near Richmond: Coast Guard

By Bay City News •Published September 5, 2017•Updated on September 5, 2017 at 6:40 pm

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An oil spill was reported Monday morning in the San Pablo Bay near the Phillips 66 refinery in unincorporated Contra Costa County, the U.S. Coast Guard and the state Office of Emergency Services said.

The spill was reported at about 8:15 a.m. just off the coast of 1380 San Pablo Ave. in the community of Rodeo.

Coast Guard officials responded to the area. Though the reporting party said a 20-by-20-foot sheen was visible on the bay, Coast Guard responders did not see a sheen, Coast Guard Lt. Nicole Emmons said.